Topic: Son's cognitive problems due to bart or lyme
linky123
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My son has a tough time concentrating on his schoolwork, short-term memory, sleep, anxiety, tremors.
He had a positive lyme test and the EM rash, so we know he has lyme. The llmd. has mentioned the cognitive difficulties could be due to bart. though he has not been tested for it yet.
Can't these problems be caused by lyme or do co-infections always have to be part of the problem?
Thanks.
Linky
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bettyg
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linky,
i know some folks here have JUST LYME; no co-infections!
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I am new here and I hope you don't mind me butting in. Most of the time, cognitive problems are caused by Bartonella. Especially the anxiety and tremors your son has. I have Bart and have the symptoms your son has plus many neurological problems. If I were you, I'd get him tested and started on treatment.
This is just my opinion of course.
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Tracy9
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He should get an MRI and SPECT scan. We found out my son has three white matter lesions in the frontal lobe of his brain, caused by congenital Lyme.
All these years we have been treating him for ADHD when what he REALLY needed was IV antibiotics.
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Hoosiers51
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It might be worth your while to try some of the antibiotics for Bart, because Bart usually responds faster to antibiotics than Lyme.
As in, if it's working, you'll know sooner...like within the first month. Sometimes even in a matter of days.
I would suggest something like Bactrim DS.
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linky123
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He did one month of zithromax, no change. Then two months of bactrim and rifampin, no change.
Just wondering if we're onto the wrong thing. My thought was maybe it's neuro-lyme instead.
But we hear so much about cos., I just wondered if many have 'just lyme' as Betty alluded to in her post.
LymedOut, I know what you mean about the bart. I have bart symptoms myself, and so wonder if he got it from me.
Tracy, yes it would be nice to have results from a spect or MRI to tell us more.
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